Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of cutting $1 billion in public hospital funding when he was health minister.
Mr Rudd made the claim during Wednesday's leaders' debate in Brisbane, after Mr Abbott answered a question from the audience about possible cuts to public services and jobs.
"Mr Abbott seems to be suffering from just a little bit of amnesia," Mr Rudd said.
"When he was health minister he cut $1 billion from the public hospitals budget of Australia."
Mr Abbott accused the Prime Minister of "telling fibs".
"I did not cut $1 billion out of public hospital funding. I did not," he said.
"While I was the health minister, public hospital funding went up from under $8 billion a year to close to $10 billion a year.
"Now at one stage under my predecessor, there was an adjustment to the forward estimates. It slowed down the rate of increase; it never involved a cut."
It should be to the absolute shame of the press gallery that Rudd has been allowed to get away with this lie for so many years.Don't know if this has been posted.[/
Kevin Rudd wrong on Tony Abbott's '$1b hospital funding cut'
I watched it too today and noted in particular the opening segment where they weren't even game to show the crowd response to TA's "Does this guy ever shut-up" comment. That set the tone for the whole show.I just watched his performance on Insiders with more lies and BS as per usual.
I would say the Labor natives are becomung restless with Rudd's performance and have all but given up ever winning the election.
I just watched his performance on Insiders with more lies and BS as per usual.
Rudd looks sick and stressed, he is a far cry from kevin 07
I still reckon anyone who rules Kevin Rudd out, is brave.
He will fight until the very end.
Do not underestimate his capacity to schmooze the electorate.
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He is very unfit physically. He was audibly gasping for breath during the interview,
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http://www.news.com.au/national-news/federal-election/prime-minister-kevin-rudd-halts-campaign-for-syria-then-does-tv-show-kitchen-cabinet/story-fnho52ip-1226703440022#ixzz2czBAwEHp
Rudd, Obama in talks on Syria as campaign turns to national security
Rudd's latest embarrassing move -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-27/kevin-rudd-speaks-on-the-phone-to-barack-obama/4915196
Anything to avoid people asking him questions........Action Hero Rudd
haha - you don't often see a photo of Kevin with his mouth shut!
But how do we know it was Obama on the phone? Could have been his wife for all we know or even no-one on the other end. The exaggerations he spits out makes anything he says questionable, imo.
More BS to try to get votes in Qld, the man's a menace.
Krudd says Abbott could not handle Syria crisis.
http://www.news.com.au/national-new...ith-syria-crisis/story-fnho52ip-1226705259175
What a self-conceited wanker this person is.
Idiot.
How anyone could even half contemplate voting for him is beyond me.
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